Dispenser with two-part wall mounting



Aug. 8, 1967 c. L. METZLER ETAL 3,334,791

DISPENSER WITH TWO-PART WALL MOUNTING Filed Feb. 7, 1966 FIG. 4

FIG. 5

INVENTORS CHARLES L. METZLER JOHN D. WARK HENRY A. HOLZWARTH BY w,

ATTORNEY 3,334,791 DISPENSER WITH TWO-PMIT WALL MOUNTING Charles L.Metzler,

Alpine, N.J., and John D. Wark, Freeport, and Henry A. Holzwarth,

Bayside, N.Y., assignors to Sterling Drug Inc., New York, N.Y., acorporation of Delaware Filed Feb. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 525,590 7 Claims.(Cl. 222180) This invention relates to a new and improved bracket andholder for a container from which it is desired to dispense materials,particularly in a sanitary manner, and the improvement resides in theprovision of such a device which is easy to apply as for instance to awall, and which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufactureand at the same time provides for easy removal and application ofcontainers thereto.

The invention comprises essentially a two-part molded plastic bracket orthe like device, one part of which is adapted to be mounted on a wall orother support and in which there is integrally provided a connection fora container such as a squeeze bottle, e.g., hollow projection withinternal threads, said projection intersecting a groove in the topportion of said part, said groove being adapted to receive the otherpart, a snap-in top member provided with a flexible dip tube in positionto extend into the container held on the bracket, and said snap-in topmember having an enclosed passage with a free open end in acommunication with the dip tube, so that simply by screwing thecontainer into the bracket and then snapping in the top member with thedip tube extending into the container, a squeeze bottle dispenser of avery simple but easily operated and sanitary easily cleaned design isprovided.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation showing the invention, part being insection;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bracket with the snap-in top removed;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the snap-in top;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof looking in the direction of arrow 4 inFIG. 3, and

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the bracket and snapin top combined,with the container removed.

In illustrating the present invention, the same is shown as comprisinge.g. a plastic injection molded bracket generally indicated by thereference numeral 10. This bracket has a rear wall 12 with means tofasten it to a support such as a pair of holes 14 for the application ofheaded fasteners or the like for securing the same to a wall or othervertical support.

The bracket has a pair of side Walls 16 and 18 which gradually convergetoward each other away from Wall 12 toward the front end of the bracket,and it is provided with a generally continuous top member 20 which isprovided with a longitudinal groove generally indicated at 22 therein.The groove itself is open at one end and is provided with a horizontalbottom wall 24 from which depends a generally cylindrical hollowprojection 26 which is screw-threaded internally thereof for thereception of a container 28 having mating external screw threads at thetop or neck portion thereof. The projection 26 includes a web orpartition 26a with a central depending cylinder 26b. The entire bracketas described is molded in one piece.

It will be seen that the Wall 24 and groove 22 is depressed and thisaccommodates and frictionally holds the snap-in top part generallyindicated at 30. This snap-in t0p has a pair of opposite side edgeswhich just fit in the groove 22 so as to be friction-ally held therein.This top has a downwardly projecting element at 32 which holds the diptube 34, and extending therefrom it has a longitudinally extendingelement 36 having a passage 38 in it. The projecting element 32 fits andis received in the depending cylinder 26b in the web 26a, the dip tube34 passing through the cylinder 26b.

At the forward end of the snap-in top 30 there is a depending terminallip 40 behind which is the forwardly extending and terminal downturnedlip 42 of the element 36. The passage 38 is provided with an opening at44 for the expression of the contents of the container 28, preferably asqueeze bottle. Therefore it is only necessary to squeeze the bottle forthe contents to be expelled through the dip tube, passage 38, andorifice at 44.

To accommodate the lip construction 40 and 42, the wall 24 is providedwith a notch or recess 46 so that externally the lines and planes of theparts are generally smooth and coextensive when snapped together.

The containers 28 are easily exchanged, and if necessary, the top 30 iseasily snapped out, cleaned, and replaced. The hands of the user receivethe container contents at a point removed from the container, and theparts are clearly inexpensive to mold of plastic or similar materials.

Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we donot wish to be limited to the'details herein disclosed, otherwise thanas set forth in the claims, but what we claim is:

1. A dispenser comprising a first part adapted for mounting on a supportand including a top wall, a groove in said top wall, a bottom wall forsaid groove, said groove being generally open at one end, and adepending container-receiving member on said bottom wall, saidcontainer-receiving member having an opening therein communicating withsaid groove,

a second part comprising to top, said top being relatively elongated andhaving a size and shape to fit into said groove, means forming a passagealong said. top to a point adjacent an end thereof, on orifice at saidend, said end being generally coterminous with the open end of saidgroove,

and means on said top for the conduction of material from a container onsaid depending container-receiving member into said passage to be led tosaid orifice.

2. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said top snaps into said groove andis removably and frictionally held therein.

3. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the top includes a terminal portioncomprising a downturned lip, the orifice being in the lowermost part ofsaid lip.

4. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the top includes a terminal portioncomprising a downturned lip, the orifice being in the lowermost part ofsaid lip, and said bottom wall of said groove having a notch forreception of the lip.

5. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the top includes a terminal portioncomprising a downturned lip, the orifice being in the lowermost part ofsaid lip, and said bottom wall of said groove having a notch forreception of the lip, the surfaces of the top and the adjacent surfacesof the first part being aligned and generally coterminous to provide fora smooth surfaced dispenser.

6. The dispenser of claim 1 including a dip tube on said top andcommunicating with said passage and means in the first part receivingand holding the dip tube.

7. The dispenser of claim 1 including a web in said dependingcontainer-receiving member, said web having an aperture therein, andmeans connected with said top 4 comprising means for leading materialfrom a container to said passage.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS ROBERT B. REEVES, PrimaryExaminer.

and depending through and received in said aperture and 10 HADD S. LANE,Assistant Examiner.

1. A DISPENSER COMPRISING A FIRST PART ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING ON A SUPPORTAND INCLUDING A TOP WALL, A GROOVE IN SAID TOP WALL, A BOTTOM WALL FORSAID GROOVE, SAID GROOVE BEING GENERALLY OPEN AT ONE END, AND ADEPENDING CONTAINER-RECEIVING MEMBER ON SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAIDCONTAINER-RECEIVING MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITHSAID GROOVE, A SECOND PART COMPRISING TO TOP, SAID TOP BEING RELATIVELYELONGATED AND HAVING A SIZE AND SHAPE TO FIT INTO SAID GROOVE, MEANSFORMING A PASSAGE ALONG SAID TOP TO A POINT ADJACENT AN END THEREOF, ONORIFICE AT SAID END, SAID END BEING ENERGALLY COTERMINOUS WITH THE OPENEND OF SAID GROOVE, AND MEANS ON SAID TOP FOR THE CONDUCTION OF MATERIALFROM A CONTAINER ON SAID DEPENDING CONTAINER-RECEIVING MEMBER INTO SAIDPASSAGE TO BE LED TO SAID ORIFICE.